'“I don’t think we lost the series tonight,” Sabres forward Jason Pominville said. “I think we may have lost it in the first couple games where we weren’t playing the way we were in the last couple.” Indeed, the Sabres played poorly through the first three games. How poorly is a matter of debate. But it’s clear Buffalo didn’t give the effort it takes to win a championship early in the series. With Saturday’s loss, they dropped all three home games. That’s why it really ended when Monday’s wretched performance spoiled Miller’s world-class goaltending.'